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contempt
[kuhn-tempt]
noun
the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.
the state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace.
Law.
willful disobedience to or open disrespect for the rules or orders of a court contempt of court or legislative body.
an act showing such disrespect.
contempt
/ əˈɛ /
noun
the attitude or feeling of a person towards a person or thing that he considers worthless or despicable; scorn
the state of being scorned; disgrace (esp in the phrase hold in contempt )
wilful disregard of or disrespect for the authority of a court of law or legislative body
contempt of court
Other Word Forms
- self-contempt noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of contempt1
Idioms and Phrases
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Example Sentences
"For me, I can only look at them with contempt, because I see on the ground the suffering that their neglect has caused," she added.
His or her line of work demands utter commitment, if not active contempt for the very concept of a “personal life.”
When Trump won the election, Fugate marked the moment with an emotional post about believing in him “from the very start, even to the scorn and contempt of my peers.”
“Stripping his name from a Navy ship won’t erase his legacy as an American icon, but it does reveal Trump’s contempt for the very values our veterans fight to protect.”
The corporation argued the threshold for contempt of court proceedings against MI5 and three individual officers had been met.
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